perldork
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Hey all,
2002 Accourd Ex Coupe 2.3L ULEV 5-speed.
Transmission on my car died at a mere 280k (ha ha) - was looking at crazy prices from the dealer so instead I decided to get a remanufactured replacement - found Synchrotech through eBay, bought a remanufactored 5-speed manual for $715 with $155 shipping (free return shipping for the core) - and a 1 year parts/labor warranty on it.
Just had it installed two days ago and man - feels great. I was really nervous about buying a car part through eBay as was the shop I work with - turned out really well.
I should have taken a picture of the transmission as it was unboxed and posted it here - was beautiful.
I am not affiliated with them in any way.
So then next year hopefully a new engine and later in the year new upholstery and the car should be pretty rockin (based on the potential a car like this has).
I am thinking of getting a used Civic SI engine - I have read here about swapping for a Prelude engin to get the most BHP I can for a 4 banger but a number of people have steered me away from them saying they have major oil leak issues.
Any recommendations for engine swaps based on "beefing" up the engine from the current 138 HP / 138 torque it had when new (man is the acceleration getting soft now). More interested in performance than MPG.
2002 Accourd Ex Coupe 2.3L ULEV 5-speed.
Transmission on my car died at a mere 280k (ha ha) - was looking at crazy prices from the dealer so instead I decided to get a remanufactured replacement - found Synchrotech through eBay, bought a remanufactored 5-speed manual for $715 with $155 shipping (free return shipping for the core) - and a 1 year parts/labor warranty on it.
Just had it installed two days ago and man - feels great. I was really nervous about buying a car part through eBay as was the shop I work with - turned out really well.
I should have taken a picture of the transmission as it was unboxed and posted it here - was beautiful.
I am not affiliated with them in any way.
So then next year hopefully a new engine and later in the year new upholstery and the car should be pretty rockin (based on the potential a car like this has).
I am thinking of getting a used Civic SI engine - I have read here about swapping for a Prelude engin to get the most BHP I can for a 4 banger but a number of people have steered me away from them saying they have major oil leak issues.
Any recommendations for engine swaps based on "beefing" up the engine from the current 138 HP / 138 torque it had when new (man is the acceleration getting soft now). More interested in performance than MPG.
